noun:

• the opening greeting on letters - e.g. 拝啓 and 謹啓 etc.

adverbial noun / noun:

• sixth month of the lunar calendar (approx. July) - obsolete term
• June; sixth month of Gregorian calendar

noun:

• triangles of sweet rice jelly topped with adzuki beans (eaten in the sixth month) - Food term

noun:

• the vulgar masses

noun:

• flowers and the moon - archaism
• refined leisure; elegant pastime - archaism

noun:

• small country with a small population (The Chinese philosopher Lao-tze's ideal of a state) - four character idiom

noun:

• joy-bringing spirit from the divine realms ➜ 稀人【まれびと】

noun:

• juvenile delinquent under the age of fourteen; minor in trouble with the law

godan ~う verb / transitive:

• to hold or operate with one's hands; to handle
• to find difficult to manage ➜ 持て余す

noun:

• bite-sized morsels wrapped in nori - Food term ➜ 海苔

expression:

• constant dripping wears away the stone; little strokes fell great oaks; limited strength, when persistently applied, can accomplish great feats - four character idiom

noun:

• honour (honor) awarded to samurai in Tosa

noun / ~する noun:

• tossing and turning in bed; turning over in bed worrying over something - four character idiom

noun:

• putting on the pressure; pushing forward
• being pressed; being under pressure

noun:

• sweets for offering at the Dolls' Festival

noun:

• culture of the printed word; book culture

noun:

• head of the penis

adjective:

• in a bad way; dull

noun:

• periodic table of the elements - obscure term ➜ 周期表

noun:

• lacking substance and existing in name only; something without substance - Buddhism term

noun:

• path in a field

noun:

• restaurant with long lines - colloquialism

noun:

• samurai in command of a troop of foot soldiers - four character idiom

noun:

• young woman who is proficient in a foreign language - From English "biling(ual) girl"

noun:

• crisis in a battle; death

expression / godan ~す verb:

• to fill in time; to stall (e.g. an audience) ➜ 間を持たせる